He began his ritual of digital shortcuts. He held down Ctrl and clicked, painting the screen in a blue highlight until every compressed folder was selected. With a deep breath, he right-clicked the massive block of data.

Elias leaned back, watching the transformation. The zipped enclosures dissolved, replaced by open yellow folders that spilled their contents into the directory. In less than three minutes, the chaos was organized. The walls of the fortress had fallen all at once.

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